showdown
英 ['ʃəʊdaʊn]
美 ['ʃodaʊn]
英文詞源
- showdown (n.)
- also show-down, 1873 in card-playing (especially poker) a slang term for the act of laying down the hands face-up, from show (v.) + down (adv.). Figurative sense of "final confrontation" is from 1904.
雙語例句
- 1. The Prime Minister is preparing for a showdown with Ministers.
- 首相正準備和部長們攤牌。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Management are facing a showdown with union members today.
- 今天資方準備和工會成員攤牌。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. I'd like to avoid a showdown with my boss if I possibly can.
- 我盡可能地避免同老板攤牌.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. She was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.
- 她始終鼓不起勇氣攤牌.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.
- 他始終鼓不起勇氣攤牌.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》